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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, "The Enlightenment of Jigokudayu"

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    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, "The Enlightenment of Jigokudayu"

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    Spirits often manifest themselves in the physical world as divine intervention or as a premonition of what is to come. This design tells the story of the courtesan Jigokudayu (Jigoku means hell), whose life was full of misfortune, and who one day sees a group of skeletons and interprets this as a sign to change her life and become a nun. A monk named Ikkyu convinces her that doing so will not lead her to enlightenment as her physical existence is less relevant to her spiritual growth. “Beneath the skin of the person we caress today, there is no more than a skeleton propping up the flesh.” A wonderful piece from Yoshitoshi’s series with embossed printing.

    Series: New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts
    Date 1889
    Size: Oban
    Publisher: Sasaki Toyokichi
    Condition: Excellent color and condition, embossing (original album backing; light trimming)
    Shown in Classic Wood, Walnut Frame

    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’s (1839-1892) Shinkei sanjurokkaissen (New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts) series of woodblock prints was the artist’s last series of works completed between 1889 and 1892 before his death. The prints from this series are exemplary of Yoshitoshi’s long interest on macabre and dark subjects, and is illustrative of his unique abilities to channel these subjects into beautifully captivating compositions. Tokaido Arts is pleased to offer a selection from one of Yoshitoshi’s most famous series of woodblock prints.

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